YogaBuds Health and Safety Policy

YogaBuds has ultimate responsibility for health and safety at the centre. Its duties are discharged through the principal, taking all reasonable and practicable steps to ensure the health and safety of all that make use of the centre’s facilities.

Success in health and safety management is dependent upon the integration of health and safety into all management functions within the centre.

The principal is responsible for the formulation, implementation and ongoing policy development in the field of health and safety.

The promotion, enhancement and maintenance of a positive health and safety culture within the centre is achieved by:

All tutors and learners displaying a positive attitude to health and safety;

All tutors and learners taking care of their own health and safety and the health and safety of those who may be affected by their acts or omissions;

As YogaBuds expands and management structures develop, management at all levels will accept responsibility for the learners and any staff that they supervise and are accountable to those to whom they report for health and safety:

Management will also ensure that all activities are adequately resourced both financially and physically.

This safety policy will be reviewed at least annually by the person responsible for Health and Safety and amended as circumstances required.

It is our fundamental belief that all injuries can be prevented. Compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the relevant statutory provisions is to be regarded by all tutors and learners as the base from which to work.

Health and Safety issues effect everyone who is part of YogaBuds Teacher Training Courses. Responsibilities of staff and students are:

Health and Safety Responsibilities of all Tutors, Learners and Graduates:

YogaBuds is committed to creating a working /teaching environment, which is safe and healthy. All tutors and learners have an essential role in the creation of an active and positive health and safety culture.
YogaBuds requires all tutors, learners and graduates to take reasonable care of their own safety and of the safety of others.

These responsibilities include:

to use equipment, machinery, substances and safety equipment as instructed and respect the use of safety equipment;
to co-operate with YogaBuds and inform the person with responsibility for health and safety of any risk or threat to health and safety;
to inform YogaBuds of any areas where health and safety arrangements, including training, may be considered to be inadequate.

Health and Safety Responsibilities on Teaching Practices and in Schools

All tutors learners and graduates are responsible for ensuring that they conduct their activities and those activities over which they have control, in a manner and in accordance with the Yogabuds Policy, associated Codes of Practice and relevant statutory provisions.

Any incidents or accidents that happen whilst teaching in a school are to be reported to the person responsible for Health and Safety at the school, and also to YogaBuds. It is advisable to study the Health and Safety Policy of the school. Tutors , learners and graduates are responsible for ensuring that yoga is practised on safe, clean, non-slip surfaces and that class teachers are aware that pupils need to be in PE kit or similar dress. Tutors, learners and graduates will need to look to suitability of props that may be used to help children and adults to maintain a more comfortable posture, and will need to ensure that all such props are clean, accessible and in good condition.

Tutors, learners and graduates are responsible, as far as possible, in finding out any information about the children or any adults taking part in the yoga who may be vulnerable to injury or discomfort because of a medical problem.

Tutors, learners and graduates need to observe the Health and Safety procedures of the schools where they are teaching. To this end they need to familiarise themselves with the rules about the following aspects:

Fire Exits and fire drills
Not blocking access to doors and walkways
Not moving or misusing equipment that is for Health and Safety, e.g. fire extinguishers
First Aid Personal and location
To whom to report any areas of concern about Health and Safety.


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